Genetics
Why do so many pregnancies and in vitro fertilization attempts fail?
Scientists have created a mathematical model that can help explain why so many pregnancies and in vitro fertilization attempts fail.
Apr 13, 2020
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Health
Supplementing with Omega-3 fatty acids might improve reading and behaviour for some children
(Medical Xpress)—A new study by the University of Oxford has shown that daily supplements of omega-3 fatty acids (Docosahexaenoic acid, or DHA) improved the reading and behaviour of underperforming children in mainstream ...
Sep 10, 2012
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Neuroscience
Learning difficulties due to poor connectivity, not specific brain regions
Different learning difficulties do not correspond to specific regions of the brain, as previously thought, say researchers at the University of Cambridge. Instead poor connectivity between 'hubs' within the brain is much ...
Feb 27, 2020
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Autism spectrum disorders
Autism diagnosis taking too long, experts say
Medical experts in Newcastle, UK, say that children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) are still being diagnosed later than they should be, meaning they are not getting access to specialist services early enough.
Apr 2, 2016
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Neuroscience
Early life treatment prevents autism symptoms from developing in mice
Timing is key when treating developmental disorders. Blocking an overactive signaling pathway during the first five weeks of life prevents autism symptoms from ever developing in mice, according to new research published ...
Feb 21, 2022
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Psychology & Psychiatry
New study finds toddler 'talk time' is a case of follow the leader
Dr Laura Conway, from the Murdoch Children's Research Institute (MCRI), is studying how children aged four years and under learn language, with a focus on the one in five children who are slow to talk.
Jun 26, 2018
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Autism spectrum disorders
Ga. autism project looks to early detection
A partnership between an autism research center and the state of Georgia is working to boost early detection and diagnosis of the disorder.
Sep 21, 2013
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Autism spectrum disorders
Researchers report success in treating autism spectrum disorder
Using a mouse model of autism, researchers at the University of Cincinnati (UC) and Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center have successfully treated an autism spectrum disorder characterized by severe cognitive impairment.
Jul 2, 2012
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Neuroscience
Rett protein MeCP2 needed for proper adult neuron function
The protein MeCP2 is porridge to the finicky neuron. Like Goldilocks, the neuron or brain cell needs the protein in just the right amount. Girls born with dysfunctional MeCP2 (methyl-CpG-binding protein 2) develop Rett syndrome, ...
Jun 2, 2011
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Autism spectrum disorders
Enhanced motion perception in autism may point to an underlying cause of the disorder
Children with autism see simple movement twice as quickly as other children their age, and this hypersensitivity to motion may provide clues to a fundamental cause of the developmental disorder, according to a new study.
May 8, 2013
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